any day
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No particular time, as in It doesn't matter when; any day is fine with me .
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Also, any day now . Quite soon, as in I might get a call any day , or There could be a snowstorm any day now .
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Also, any day of the week . Every day, as in I could eat fresh corn any day of the week . All three senses employ any in the sense of “no matter which,” a usage dating from a.d. 1000.
Example Sentences
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Accidents and foul weather can happen any day, often when we least expect them.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 20, 2026
"What is known is that Schwalbe could on any day in the last seven years have helped stop the suffering of Richard's family, but he chose not to."
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
But that can happen any place on any day, and nobody has to mess up an arid ecosystem to enjoy it.
From Salon ● Jul. 24, 2026
All of this creates the appearance of a U.S.-Israeli split, and Mr. Trump is keen to preserve talks with Iran, which he keeps insisting will bear fruit any day now.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 8, 2026
The Oxford Times was a weekly, so it could have been any day in the past five or six.
From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman
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